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THEODOEEM. ANDERSON AND ROBERTV J. ANDERSON, OE NEW wI-IATOOM,

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SPCIFICATIO forming part of Letters :atent No.` 560,884, dated May 26,1896. Application filed July 25,1893. Renewed November 30. 1895. sainNo. 570,708. un, model.)

ington, have invented anew and useful Shelf- Bracket, of which thefollowing is a specification; i

Our invention relatesto a bracket adapted 1o for the support of shelvesand designed in addition thereto to perform the function of abook-rest,clothes-hook,curtain-pole, or towelroller fixture; and it hasfor its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient de- 15vice adapted to be secured to awall, bracketstrip, or other verticalsupporting surface without the use of supplemental fastening devices,and adapted, furthermore, for the removable attachment of a shelf orledge.

2o Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

z 5 In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a bracketembodying our invention arranged in duplicate to support a shelf and asubjacent towel-rollert Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, ofthe bracket.

3o Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in both iigures of the drawings. i

Theimproved bracket is formed from a single piece of wire, and comprisesthe straight W 3 5 rear side l, the horizontal arm 2, and the `inclinedconnecting-brace 3. The lower end of the inclined brace 3 meets the rearside l. at a point about one-thirdof the length of said rear side fromits lower end, from which point 4o of meeting the brace and the rearside lie parallel and in Contact to form a loop et, the sides of whichare soldered or otherwise iirmly secured together. The inclined bracemeets the horizontal arm at a pointl 5 in rear of the front 4 5 end ofthe arm and continues parallel with the arm to its extremity to form theparallel-sided loop 6, the sides of which are secured together, asdescribed above with reference to the loop 4. The terminal of this loopis bent upwardly 5o at a right angle to the arm 2 to form a verticalstop or projection 7. The rear end of the horizontal arm meets the rearside of the bracket below its upper extremity and is. bent .upwardl y,as shown at 8, to lie parallel with said rear side, such verticalportion 8 being 55 secured to the rearside in the manner hereinbeforedescribed. The rearside ofthe bracketterminates in aneye 9, slightlyabove the upper Aend of the vertical portion S of the arm l, and throughthis eye extends horizon- 6o tally athreaded spur l0, which projects infront of the eye and is connected to the forwardly-bent upper extremityof the vertical portion 8, such forwardly-extending portions of the spurand vertical arm lying parallel 65 i and in contact to form the loopedstud l1, the

sides of which are soldered together. The stud l1 is parallel with thearm 2 and is in alinement with the rearward-extending portion of thethreaded spur, whereby in fixing 7o `the bracket to the wall or abracket-strip this forward extension or stud may receive the impact of adriving implement when it is necessary to start the spur by means of ahammer.

Y In l we have shown our improved 75 bracket in duplicate and arrangedto support a shelf or ledge l2. This shelf is inserted at its rear edgebetween the horizontal arms and the overhanging or forwardly-projeetingstuds ll and is provided in its under side 8o with sockets 13 to receivethe vertical terminals of the arms. In this way the shelf is securelyfastened to the brackets and is held by the means provided againstaccidental displacement, but maybe removed by elevating 8 5 the frontedge of the shelf and drawing the latter forwardly to disengage its rearedge.

In Fig. 1 we have shown, furthermore, means for supporting and revolublymounty ing a towel-roller 14, such means consisting 9o in providing theinclined braces at intermediate points with integra-l coils l5, theroller being headed, as shown at 1G, to prevent accidentaldisplacement.-

From the above description it will be un- 95 derstood that our improvedbracket is simple in construction, is formed from a single blank ofwire, and that the contacting parts are permanently united by solder orother equivalent means to provide a rigid structure. roo

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the prin* cipleor sacriiicin g any of the advantages of this invention.

Among the changes of which this bracket is susceptible we have shown onein Fig. 2 in which the coil l5, which is formed integral with and at anintermediate point of the inclined brace 3, is turned inward and impinges at its sides against the portions l and 2 of the bracket, thusforming a strengthening eye or coil, which at the same time gives acertain resiliency to the free end of the supporting-arm, as does theoutwardly-turned coil which is shown in Fig. l.

Having described our invention, what we claim isl. As a new article ofmanufacture, a bracket formed from a single blank of wire and comprisinga vertical rear side, a horizontal arm meeting the rear side at a pointbelow its upper extremity and terminating in a vertical projection, aninclined brace connecting the rear side and said arm, a securing-spurextending rearward from the upper extremity of the rear side, and aforwardly-extending stud disposed at the upper end of the rear sideintegral with the bracket and the securing-spur and arranged parallelwith and above the horizontal arm, substantially as specified.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a bracket formed from a single blankof wire and comprising the rear side l, a horizontal arm 2 meeting therear side at a point below its upper extremity and provided with avertical extension which is parallel with and is secured firmly to therear side, an eye arranged at the upper terminal of the rear side, asecuring-sp ur arranged in rear of and passing through said eye, ahorizontally-disposed looped stud connecting the spur and the verticalextension of thehorizontal arm and having its sides secured in contact,and an inclined brace connecting the rear side and the horizontal armand lying parallel and in contact with such parts to form loops thesides of which are connected, the extremity of the loop which is formedbetween the brace and the horizontal arm bein g turned up to form avertical projection, substantially as speciiied.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoafiixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE M. ANDERSON. ROBERT J. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

W. S. ANDERSON, THOMAS HILL.

